write_words: Write dictionary entries to a text file

In cidian: Read and Parse Chinese Input-Method Dictionaries

Write dictionary entries to a text file

Description

write_words() writes the word of every entry in x to path, one word per line, preserving the source order.

Usage

write_words(x, path, ..., overwrite = NULL)

Arguments

x	A cidian_dictionary object.
path	A path to the output file.
...	Must be empty.
overwrite	Whether to replace path when it already exists. NULL (the default) asks interactively; TRUE overwrites without asking; FALSE errors.

Details

When path already exists, the function asks for confirmation unless overwrite is given explicitly.

Value

The path, invisibly.

Examples

x <- read_cidian(system.file("extdata", "computer.qcel", package = "cidian"))
write_words(x, tempfile(fileext = ".txt"))

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